possible poltergeist?

I have had a couple of certain encounters, & this is the one that has always puzzled me the most.

The summer I was 17yo I used to take naps in my dad's room in the afternoons because he had an a/c unit so it was cooler than mine. A few times, at least twice I can recall now nearly 20yrs later, I was woke up when the bed started shaking. I would hear footsteps running from the closet, then feel someone or something ramming into the bed, & then running back to the closet. I could feel the bed push in where it hit & the bed would shake. It would do this repeatedly while I hid my face & closed my eyes tight till I went back to sleep.

My dad doesn't believe in any of that stuff & says nothing has ever happened to him. Nothing has happened since, but I still don't like to go into his room, & if I do I make sure the light is on & the door is open (though, it was broad daylight when it happened, so...). I also know the family who lived here previously, & I haven't talked to them about it, but they are relatives & I have never heard anything from them about any events here. It never felt really frightening or evil, just more like a trickster than anything. I do think it meant to scare me, but just in a playful way.

Seems like a poltergeist to me. Just wanted to put that out there & see what others think. Thanks!

Interests:i love hockey and camping and anything out doors. i love to travel and see new place and i love the paranormal.

Posted 02 November 2011 - 11:17 AM

I have had a couple of certain encounters, & this is the one that has always puzzled me the most.

The summer I was 17yo I used to take naps in my dad's room in the afternoons because he had an a/c unit so it was cooler than mine. A few times, at least twice I can recall now nearly 20yrs later, I was woke up when the bed started shaking. I would hear footsteps running from the closet, then feel someone or something ramming into the bed, & then running back to the closet. I could feel the bed push in where it hit & the bed would shake. It would do this repeatedly while I hid my face & closed my eyes tight till I went back to sleep.

My dad doesn't believe in any of that stuff & says nothing has ever happened to him. Nothing has happened since, but I still don't like to go into his room, & if I do I make sure the light is on & the door is open (though, it was broad daylight when it happened, so...). I also know the family who lived here previously, & I haven't talked to them about it, but they are relatives & I have never heard anything from them about any events here. It never felt really frightening or evil, just more like a trickster than anything. I do think it meant to scare me, but just in a playful way.

Seems like a poltergeist to me. Just wanted to put that out there & see what others think. Thanks!

Interests:i love hockey and camping and anything out doors. i love to travel and see new place and i love the paranormal.

Posted 02 November 2011 - 11:29 AM

i have had some experience with ghost not sure it was a poltergeist but it was a ghost. the ghost was trying to scary me in a not friendly way had a few experiences in the house then we moved out, and the next person that bought the house from us hung himself in the living room the house still creeps me out when i see it.

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i have had some experience with ghost not sure it was a poltergeist but it was a ghost. the ghost was trying to scary me in a not friendly way had a few experiences in the house then we moved out, and the next person that bought the house from us hung himself in the living room the house still creeps me out when i see it.

shaken, you are correct. It was a playful spirit and not a poltergeist.

Petunia, I don't seem to have permission to view profiles, or send private messages, so I was looking at your previous posts to get an idea of why you seem so certain. I saw you are a psychic, so that explains that. I also saw a reply to someone about meditating to become more sensitive.

The first thing that struck me was that is how I liked to meditate, which I haven't done in years, by focusing on something positive I wanted to bring into myself ("light") on the inhale & focusing on negative attributes I wanted to be rid of ("dark") on the exhale. Then I realized that summer I was actively meditating in the house. I haven't done it regularly since then. I found that very interesting, considering!

Shaken, you can't view profiles or send PMs until you have reached 30 posts. Posts in the suburbs don't count.

A poltergeist is not sentient. It is a manifestation of excess energy - generally created by people passing through the turbulent teens. In your experience, you heard footsteps to / from the closet. This indicates it was most likely a spirit or other entity, and not a poltergeist.

Shaken, you can't view profiles or send PMs until you have reached 30 posts. Posts in the suburbs don't count.

A poltergeist is not sentient. It is a manifestation of excess energy - generally created by people passing through the turbulent teens. In your experience, you heard footsteps to / from the closet. This indicates it was most likely a spirit or other entity, and not a poltergeist.

Hello Aloha! I just ran across this from you previously and am new here and at a loss with this "Posts in the suburbs don't count." What is a suburb?